Christa Lesté-Lasserre

Radiocarbon dating and DNA analysis have revealed that a complete skeleton found in a 2nd-century cemetery is made up of bones from many people spanning thousands of years – but we don’t know who assembled it or why

Eurasian reed warblers don't just get a sense of direction from Earth's magnetic field – they can also calculate their coordinates on a mental map

Dozens of perforated pebbles from an archaeological site in Israel may be early examples of spindle whorls, a rotating tool used in textile making that was a step towards inventing the wheel

Researchers found equine-assisted intervention horses were more sensitive to touch than riding school horses, suggesting the need to revisit equine-assisted therapy handling techniques.

A genetic mutation makes some cats' tail curl over their back, giving them something akin to an accent when they communicate with other kitties

Groups of wild chimpanzees with more complex tool-using behaviours tend to be genetically linked, providing evidence for cumulative culture in other apes

Swapping classrooms for the woods doesn't appear to improve most children's mental health, but they may still enjoy it

An analysis of hundreds of bromalites – fossilised faeces and vomit – shows how changes in diet enabled dinosaurs to take over the world in the early Jurassic

Dog harnesses are sometimes claimed to reduce pulling forces on the leash, but an experiment found they have the opposite effect

Take a closer look at what’s new in assisted equine reproduction and what that means for horses and humans in this article from The Horse ‘s Research Roundup issue.